Also known as horny toads, Texas horned lizards have been classified as a threatened species in Texas since 1977. The decline ...

If you’ve lived in Texas for a while, you may have run across a tiny lizard with an identity crisis. Most folks call them horned toads, but they are, indeed, horned lizards. A Texas legend has ...

In the animal kingdom, some species showcase exceptional defence mechanisms to fend off predators, highlighting their ...

Since August 2021, Caldwell Zoo’s Texas Horned Lizard Conservation Center has successfully hatched hundreds of baby horny toads, including more than 70 this year alone, according to a recent ...

The short-horned lizard is often referred to as a “horned toad” or “horny toad” because its squat, flattened shape and short, blunt snout give it a toad-ish look. There are over a dozen ...

Kade has kept a nature journal for most of his life. But he really became devoted to nature after he moved to a house with a big field behind it, where he first saw a Texas horned lizard (also called ...

This prompted the researchers to examine the skin and scales of the lizards in detail, using high-powered microscopes. They found that two species, Australian thorny devils and the Texas horned ...

TCU (10-9, 3-5) will make a quick trip west to Lubbock to take on an in-state rival in Texas Tech (15-4, 6-2) on Wednesday night. The Horned Frogs, in desperate need of a win, have fallen in each ...

Base color is tan, orange-brown, or reddish brown and typically matches the sand on which the lizard lives; the back is marked with rows of dark, circular blotches. HABITAT: The flat-tailed horned ...

Horned Frogs: 5-5, averaging 65.9 points, 31.0 rebounds, 10.9 assists, 6.7 steals and 2.6 blocks per game while shooting 40.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.4 points.